Iron deficiency anaemia Flashcards
1
Q
Features?
A
- koilonychia
- atrophic glossitis
- post-cricoid webs
- angular stomatitis

2
Q
Blood film?
A
- target cells
- ‘pencil’ poikilocytes
- if combined with B12/folate deficiency a ‘dimorphic’ film occurs with mixed microcytic and macrocytic cells
